Chicken Dancer

Bruno is due a goal mind. Fancy him to wrap up a 3-1 win with a late goal tomorrow.

Honestly the most nervous I’ve ever been for a long time tomorrow, including the cup final. I sort of wish we were underdogs. I do irrationally think Liverpool will win every game, so 16 points needed. 7 this week would be a fantastic start. If it comes down to that fucking Carvalho goal in August man.

Shit I thought we needed 14 points to guarantee finishing ahead of Liverpool, it’s actually 16 (I think)

I quite agree. I do think Man City will definitely drop points in a game (or two), but I really have the feeling we will do Arsenal at home. Weirdly more confident for that game than I am for Everton away next week

We will beat Arsenal in a couple of weeks.

15 is it not? Won 5 on the bounce. 7 from Spurs, Everton & Southampton will see us probably needing 5 or 6 points from final 5 games, including Leicester & Leeds. No reason why we can't get at least 9 from final 5.

It goes without saying but we need to start keeping clean sheets again. Since that ridiculous run ended with Che Adams scoring in the Semi-Final second leg, I think we've kept one clean sheet (Man United) since January. Very poor.

Aye the teams around them are pretty shite and not in good form at all, Sunderland seem to have a bit momentum now. 3 hard games to end the season mind, huge game for them at West Brom on Saturday.

Could get 12/1 before they played last night. Although at 5-6/1, you'd probably be better off backing them week-to-week and rolling your coin over.

Just think it puts us in a position where we will need 5-7pts in our final 5 to confirm it, which include games against Leeds and Leicester.

Really wish it was 16:30 as I always worry with earlier kick offs that the atmosphere is lacking a tad. Given the magnitude of the game it shouldn't matter, but it does tend to at St James. If we play like we did against Man Utd at home then we should batter these. They're vulnerable, boring and frankly a mess. I have a feeling the crowd will be nervy if we give away a few chances but we really need to back them for the 90 minutes. An early goal and I see these crumbling. Massive 7 days. We will have a much better picture at 19:00 on 30/04. 7 across the 3 should see us right.

Unlikely but I see you as the biggest threat just due to how the fixtures have fell for you. I'm not worried about Spurs (will change if they beat us Sunday of course). Brighton are fantastic but it'll take some effort from them to get the required points given the teams they have left to play. I will applaud them through gritted teeth if they manage it. Similar with Villa, I just don't think they'll maintain their form to really worry NUFC or Spurs. I know you've been very inconsistent this season but I still think you have the players capable of going on a mad run ala 2021. Given you have experience in hunting I genuinely am concerned that you will at least take it to the final couple of games. We need 14 points to finish above you, that's if you win every game. I'll breathe a lot easier if we beat Spurs on Sunday!

Would be so lush going into that Chelsea game with no pressure whatsoever because it's done and dusted. Sadly think it'll go down to the wire.

Asking what people do for a fucking living Utter knobhead. Spend the £5 on a pre-match pint on Sunday, not give it to these wasters (NUSC).

This is exactly it for me. Next season Spurs, Liverpool and Chelsea will all be improved you'd think, plus Villa will be competitive under Emery for sure. It's a huge opportunity to skip a few chapters and fast-forward the 'project' if we get top 4 this season. Granted, I'd have snapped your hand off and probably rimmed Steve Bruce for ANY Europe this season, but the fact we have the chance to hear that sweet anthem at St James' next season is too much I do think Liverpool will only drop points in one or maybe two games, but it won't be against Spurs. They'll win all their home games, I just pray they aren't a point or two behind us going into the final game when they have Southampton away. A shame there was an 8-goal swing in goal difference this weekend too. Could be big. Maybe it's because of how good they have been under Klopp for the majority of his tenure, but I'm infinitely more worried about them than anyone else.

If we get 7 points next week, assuming Liverpool get 9, I'll relax a tad. Would love nowt more than to be down Chelsea end of May with it already in the bag. Can beat us 14-0 that day for all I care if we've already qualified.

Literally cannot shake the feeling that Liverpool are going to be the ones to nab 4th. I know they probably will drop points in one of their games left, which would mean we'd only need 12 points to guarantee finishing above them (if we only get 12 we won't be finishing top 4 I'd guess), but I can honestly see them winning every game The paranoia is unreal here.

Aye, so we need 14 points and they’d have to win every game. Still makes me feel a tad better, but I feel like they’ll take it down to the wire despite being fucking awful all year. 2021 scares me.

Is that right? Makes me feel a tad better

Terrified of this even still their fixtures are lush man. If (when) they beat Forest on Saturday, they’ll be 6 behind of us going into the Spurs game. Suppose we just need to worry about ourselves, but they have an awfully kind run.

That is absolutely crazy. How the fuck wasn’t that checked?

If these win tomorrow, which they probably should, I think they'll get in the play-offs. Blackburn play Coventry tomorrow so if these win, dependent on Norwich's result they'll probably end the night in 6th. Still 3 tricky games left (WBA A, Watford H, PNE A) but they'll have a bit momentum.

Anyone handing money over to them lot man I've no time for the Trust either btw, but this is a mess. It seems that one of the founding members of NUSC is behind a Twitter account @unmaskingtrolls - seems to be taking pleasure in posting photos of people's family and their employer etc. Many believe it to be that Ian mentioned in a previous post on this thread. FWIW that 'Daz Curry' who is the brains behind the operation seems to be a bit of a helmet on Twitter, a self-proclaimed 'soopafan'. Always calling people out for not seeing them at away days amongst 3000 others. Fair play to him as he travels far and wide and obviously cares a hell of a lot, but doesn't come across well at all. It's glorious reading mind, has to be said.

I think your fixtures are relatively kind and you have a enough match winners in your squad (despite injuries) to win games where you don’t play particularly well.

You will finish 3rd for sure.